POHREBISKO Z 10. – 11. STOROČIA V NITRE-HORNÝCH KRŠKANOCH

• Authors: Hanuliak Milan , Chropovský Bohuslav

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Cemetery from the 10th to the 11th century in Nitra-Horné Krškany

• Languages of publication: SK

Abstracts

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The cemetery lies on the edge of historical core of Nitra. There were found 101 graves. Their number is not complete, part of graves was destroyed by ground works and the oldest parts of cemetery were not excavated. The structure of cemetery consists of nine groups of graves localised in three parallel lines. Manifestations of burial customs are homogenous. Only three unusual positions of upper extremities and four graves with manifestation of pre-Christian defensive practices make an exception. Typological analysis of artefacts contributed to chronological specification of burial limited by the beginning of 10th c. and turn of 10th and 11th c. Information about local community was significantly restricted by absent results of professionally evaluated anthropological material. Intensity of burying gradually descended according to demographic analysis. It is possible that the end of cemetery was connected with removal of settlement to other locality. Observation of social stratification of individuals was restricted to seven graves with excessive measurements of grave pits. Deceased with higher rank could have been laid in them. Cemetery was created by members of local Slavic population in the end of Great Moravian period. Their ethnicity was not changed when they started to use limited amount of artefacts of Hungarian origin or later when using material filling of Bijelo Brdo culture. We cannot exclude, despite this fact, that individuals of Hungarian origin could have been exceptionally included in the community. Proofs of acceptation of Christianity are absent in grave material.

Keywords

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WESTERN SLOVAKIA; EARLY MIDDLE AGES; BURIAL CUSTOMS; CEMETERY

• Publisher: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Archaeological Institute
• Journal: Slovenská archeológia (Slovak Archaeology)
• Year: 2019
• Volume: 67
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 113 – 193

Contributors

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Hanuliak Milan

• Archeologický ústav SAV, Akademická 2, 949 21 Nitra, Slovak Republic

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Chropovský Bohuslav